The FBI is currently investigating at least 1o NCAA staff members including several coaches on fraud charges. According to the report assistant coaches at Arizona, Auburn, Oklahoma State, and USC are among those who have been arrested and charged. Others who have been indicated in the report include managers, financial advisers, and representatives of an international sportswear company.

The FBI has been investigating the criminal influence of money on coaches in the NCAA and relationships with student-athletes since 2015.

The investigation revealed that many of the coaches, athletic advisers financial advisers, assistant coaches, etc, accepted bribes to influence student-athletes to keep or use the services of whoever was paying the bribe instead of steering the athlete in that direction based on the merit of the company.

“Many such coaches have enormous influence over the student-athletes who play for them, in particular with respect to guiding those student-athletes through the process of selecting agents and other advisers when they prepare to leave college and enter the NBA,” the report read.

“The investigation has revealed several instances in which coaches have exercised that influence by steering players and their families to retain particular advisers, not because of the merits of those advisers, but because the coaches were being bribed by the advisers to do so,” it continued.

The Dallas Cowboys shrugged off a slow start Monday night and a horrible loss from last week. The Cowboys collectively rolled to a 28-17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Arizona on Monday Night Football. We all thought Dallas was still thinking about last week when they held the ball for 1:54 in the 1st Quarter. I guess Dak Prescott woke up in the 2nd Quarter along with his fellow Cowboys as the offense was firing on all cylinders as Prescott finished with 2 passing touchdowns and the league’s talked about running back Ezekiel Elliott ran for 80 yards on the ground and a score. Also, you have to give credit to the Dallas defense with six sacks to help secure the win.

We can’t forget the Arizona Cardinals in this game. Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald caught 13 passes for 149 yards with a touchdown while Carson Palmer threw for 325 yards. The Cardinals offense did struggle in the red zone trying to score. Turning the ball over on downs and missing a field goal did not help.

Monday Night RAW started off with a BANG! as DDP would say. After the fallout of No Mercy, new story lines were being created and some were staying idle. It was really Awesome to have Roman Reigns on Miz TV. The Miz really touched on many questions that Roman left unanswered. The thought of The Shield vs Miztourage is really funny, but it could happen after they laid out Reigns in his yard. The crowd was really receptive towards Roman throughout the night. Could the WWE Universe have a soft spot for “The Guy” that retired Undertaker and took the torch from John Cena at No Mercy? All I can say is judge for yourself. All around entertainment the entire night except for the Enzo Amore segment. I don’t understand why wait until the end of the show to talk about the new Cruiserweight Champion and the hate the entire division has for the Certified G. I have to admit, there should have been a Main Event match.

Lebron James may be eligible to become a free agent after this season but it looks like his heart is still in Cleveland.

During media day the 32-year-old sat down to answer any question that was thrown at him. Of course, with him being eligible for free agency in the 2018-19 , the most popular question was whether he would be staying in Cleveland.

James told the media it is still is intent to end his career in Cleveland and lead his team to a championship.

James also stated that he during the season he doesn’t worry about contract stuff because he has plenty of time to do so in the summer and it is only fair that he give his full attention to his team during the season.

“Any time I’m able to be a free agent or my contract is ending, I’ll approach that when the summer comes,” James said. “I don’t ever cheat my teammates or cheat the fans or talk about free agency all year long because I’m not going to give energy to something I can handle in the summertime when I should be focused on what I’m doing on a day-to-day basis to help this franchise compete for a championship.

“I think that’s what (general manager) Koby (Altman) will want, what the front office will want, I think that’s what (Cavs owner) Dan (Gilbert) will want. If that wasn’t the case, they wouldn’t have made the deal that they made to bring in this group of talent and made the deals to get D-Rose (Derrick Rose), Jeff Green here and get championship-level talented. It’s my obligation to go about it that way. When the summer comes, I will approach that.”

The Beast from the East known as Aaron Judge broke Mark McGwire’s MLB record for Home Runs by a Rookie. Judge hit a pair of Home Runs for the 2nd straight day giving him a total of 50 home runs, the most any rookie has ever hit in a single season, as the Yankees slaughtered the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Monday.

The other Bronx Bombers were not too far behind as Greg Bird added a 2-run blast into the right field upper deck while Gary Sanchez hit his 33rd Home Run in the 7th inning. It was the 3rd time this year Judge and Sanchez going back-to-back.

C.C. Sabathia continues to pitch well with another quality start. The big lefty goes 6 innings on 6 hits and giving up 3 runs, 1 walk, and finished with 4 K’s.

Good teams lose. They will adjust, improvise and overcome. Lets hope the Miami Dolphins do that next week in London as they go head to head with the New Orleans Saints. In Week 3 of the NFL season, the Miami Dolphins lost to the New York Jets 20-6. After 2 games, the offense is not clicking or on the same page. Did you know the Dolphins did not have a first down rushing the football? Believe that! Can we talk about the defense? I think we should not. If McCown can light up the Dolphins, then it will be a long season for Miami when they face Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, and Tom Brady.

Yes, the New York Yankees will be in the playoffs… Yes, it is a one game Wild Card playoff game in Yankee Stadium. In order to continue to the next phase, the Yankees will have to be focused. On Saturday the team had a long and wild clubhouse celebration at Rogers Centre in Toronto when they clinched a playoff berth. A day later, the Yankees must have had a hell of a party and played like they had a hangover.

The Yankees only highlights were from rookie phenom Aaron Judge, who hit Home Run No. 47 and No. 48 in the loss to Toronto to 9-5.

Several NFL teams have decided to take a knee or link arms in protest during the national anthem Sunday, after President Donald Trump urged NFL owners to fire players he says are disrespecting the flag by protesting during the anthem.

The comments were made during a rally Friday where President Trump was expected to endorse Alabama Sen. Luther Strange.

“That’s a total disrespect of our heritage. That’s a total disrespect of everything that we stand for,” Trump said.

“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, you’d say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired,” He continued.

Trump also said that he believes any NFL owner who fires those who have been protesting would become a national hero.

Several NFL teams responded in kind, taking a knee or locking arms more than ever, against Trump’s words.

Multiple teams including the Baltimore Ravens, the Miami Dolphins, the Buffalo Bills, and the Jaguars took part in today’s protest to show a unified front.

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, Falcons owner Arthur Blank, Jaguars owner and supporter of President Trump Shad Khan, and Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf linked arms with their teams as they protested. Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, team executives, and players were even seen locking arms with servicemen and women and police officers during the anthem.

While players and team owners did protest Sunday, they weren’t the only who stood in solidarity against Trump’s words. A singer chosen to sing the National Anthem in Detroit took part in the protest by ending the anthem on one knee.

The protest began last season with QB Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand during the national anthem during one of the games. When asked why he was not standing, he told reporters that he was using his platform to protest police brutality and injustice. Soon several other NFL players and athletes across the US joined in the protest.

The protests have brought out a mix of emotions from fans. Some believe the protests are inappropriate while others believe players have a right to protest on the platform they were given.

In addition to his earlier tweets, Trump also called for NFL fans to boycott the games unless the protest stopped or the players were fired, however, it did not stop NFL fans from coming out to the games before saying that attendance at games were way down already because of the protest.

If NFL fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our Flag & Country, you will see change take place fast. Fire or suspend!

The Canes went up 7-0 early on in the first quarter and then sputtered from there to finish the first half down 16-10.

Even though it was a game against Toledo, (not a sexy name in college football) it was still a very highly anticipated game for the city of Miami and Canes fans alike. Considering it was their first time back on the field in three weeks because of the havoc that Hurricane Irma brought to the state.

Miami did not want to let the region and their fans down with that thought in mind. So all they did was score 42 points in the second half alone! They had help from the leaders of the team, new and old. Mark Walton became only the 7th UM running back to rush for over 200 yards in a game with his 204-yard performance on 11 carries. And that was after suffering an ankle injury in the 2nd quarter.

Senior WR, Braxton Berrios also showed his leadership with a TD and 105 yards receiving. And one of the new leaders of this team, Malik Rosier, threw for 333 yards and 3 tds. While also running for a score late in the 4th to effectively put the game out of reach.

All in all, Miami showed a lot of heart in this game to overcome some sloppy play early on and come out with a very impressive victory to start the season with a 2-0 record.

Next up, their first road game of the season against a 4-0 Duke team this Friday night.